Policeman killed in explosion in NW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, April 7 (Xinhua) -- A policeman was killed and another injured when a bomb went off in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, rescue officials said.
The incident happened in the tribal district of Bajaur where the police party was targeted by a roadside improvised explosive device, Saad Khan, media coordinator of the state-owned Rescue organization 1122 in Bajaur, told Xinhua.
The injured policeman was shifted to a nearby hospital.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The blast site was cordoned off for investigations.
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